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lonely

[lohn-lee] / ˈloʊn li /




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“It makes a lot of sense that if you’re feeling lonely you might go online to look for that connection,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Convenient, but it’s lonely working out alone in your living room, bathed in the glow of a laptop screen; motivation can become spotty.

From Los Angeles Times

"It can be a very lonely time for a lot of people. A very hard time," he told BBC News during rehearsals at London's Riverside Studios.

From BBC

“The one thing people don’t understand, when you become a head coach, it’s a little bit of a lonely position. Because, who do you go to for advice when you’re the chairman of the board?”

From The Wall Street Journal

But she admits feeling "quite lonely" since separating from her partner four years ago, which led to fewer social invitations with couples in their network.

From BBC